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Elainor looked down at the sleeping ranger. She pushed the dagger down and nicked the ranger's neck. Blood trickled out of the pin sized nick on the sleeping man's neck. Elainor looked down on him. She sighed and let fall her weapon. She straightened her back and got ready to stand. Her back made contact with the sharp tip of a weapon. She gasped and turned to meet her attacker, Legolas. "How come you to this? I gave you my promise that you would be safe in your slumber, but what i failed to see is that we would not be safe in our slumber, so I guess I should have never trusted your pretty face."
Elainor's mouth fell open as she realized she was never more hurt with words. She gazed into Legolas's eyes and immediately felt wave of sorrow, he had trusted her. He was the only one in the company who did and what did she do? The first chance she got she betrayed him. She searched his eyes for anything that would say it was okay, and it would be better. She wanted to throw herself in his arms and cry. She wanted him to make her feel better, but instead he tightened his pull on his bow string and pointed the arrow at her heart. Elainor let a single tear roll down her cheek, and turned around to face Legolas. She lifted her broken binds and offered them to the Prince who stared at here. He finally stepped back and put his arrow back in his quiver. He took the binds rather harshly from Elainor, and began to tie her hands together again rather tightly. He pulled her hands together, and threw them harshly to her side. Elainor stifled a sob as her heart broke. –He'll never love me now.- She allowed him to lead her to a nearby tree, and tie her feet to it. She didn't struggle, she felt emotionally defeated. Her eyes followed him as he walked over to Aragorn and checked his neck, the man, still asleep was oblivious to what was happening. Legolas sighed when he saw thee blood has already dried, small being the cut.
Legolas walked over to Frodo, thinking of scolding him for falling asleep on his watch, but realizing that this was the ring bearer he would have the heaviest burden of them all. He took the watch for the rest of the night, not caring to wake the dwarf, Gimli, for his turn. Elainor stayed in skulking silence until dawn, until everyone awoke.
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Saruman watched the palantir in dismay. His daughter had fail to kill Elessar, for the second time, and what's more, she allowed herself to be held captive, again. Fool. Saruman turned to face band of 200 hundred orcs that stood outside his window. "Go to them. And bring back the halfings." Saruman stood silent for a moment as he was deliberating something. "Master, what about the girl?" called the lead orc, Saruman looked down in sorrow. "Kill her." He walked into the tower and slammed the door. He went to grieve, grieve for his dead daughter. –Maiar were not supposed to have children Saruman. You can no go through with this- a voice rang in his head Elrond's voice. –It is mine to decide what to do with my own- came thee answer.
The orcs set on their rampage, running fiercely after their unsuspecting victims.
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Again Elainor stood staring at her horse. Her binds were tighter and she had no hope of ever mounting that steed. She had looked at Legolas pleadingly for help, but he only mounted his horse and pulled up his new found friend Gimli behind him. Strange friendship though it was, Elainor felt jealous of the dwarf. How come he got to ride with Legolas? Her mind turned to her predicament again. Aragorn mounted his steed and pulled Frodo on, and Boromir took Merry and Pippen. Sam rode with Gandalf. Elainor looked up at the fellowship, once again the forgotten "shield" as Elrond has put it. Aragorn turned around to look at her and smiled. He dismounted raised her to her seat and quickly remounted.
They were off again and Elainor was left to her thoughts again. –Undomiel, what would you have me do? Legolas trusted me, and now I have lost what little trust I have. Look at me I have no friends, those who trusted me no longer do. Ada is power hungry and thinks nothing of me. Nananeth, oh I wish you were with me. What would you have me do?- Elainor could no longer conceal her pain and let tears flow freely from her eyes. Pretty soon the band of travelers had stopped for a lunch break or pipe break for Gandalf. Elainor felt herself get dragged off her steed and thrown harshly to the ground, by Legolas. Tears welled up in her eyes as she remembered the hurt in his eyes the night before. She put her head down as fell into deep slumber.
DreamElainor was wearing a white gown, much like the one Arwen was wearing, the day she met her in the cell. She was walking slowly in the lush forests of Lothlorien, and suddenly looked up. She saw Arwen motioning for her to follow her. Elainor turned and followed Arwen through trees and brush until they reached a clearing by some stairs. Elainor's eyes followed the stairs up and up, but could see no end to them. Arwen stood filling a large basin with water and looked into it, motioning for Elainor to do the same. She came closer and leaned in. Through the water she saw blurry figures. They became clearer as she noticed the figure of Boromir. What was he doing? Fighting Urah-kai, but one stood to the side shooting arrows at him until he fell, and two smaller figures were picked up by the Urak. Wait... Merry! And Pippen! Pippen drew his sward as the Urak searched Merry for something they could not find dissatisfied the beheaded him. Pippen let out a war cry, "shire!!!" and charged at the urak. One arrow through the heart killed him.
The scene changed, Gimli was lying on the ground under a Warg, as it snarled and snapped its fangs at him. Aragorn cam to his friend's aid, only to become entangled in the long fur and sent over a cliff to his death, the scene went back to Gimli looking at the cliff in horror, he failed to realize the warg behind him, and was quickly devoured.
Again the scene changed, they were in a cave, a cavern and were being attacked by flames on a bridge. Gandalf was screaming something at the mass of flames, "—ot pass!!! You shall not pass!" Gandalf turned around to run back to the fellowship and lost his footing and fell into thee abyss. Elainor watched in horror as Frodo tried to help but was restrained by a blurry figure.
The scene changed again, and what she saw sent her into fits of screaming. She recognized Legolas lying on his side. He rolled over into a pool of blood, and grabbed a blurry figures hand. His breathing was uneasy, and as he tried to speak blood ran down the corner of his lips, then he let out a large amount of blood from his mouth as it dribbled over his chin he spoke, "S- ssorry Fro... Fro...::cough:: do...." His eyes closed and the scene changed. Elainor screamed uncontrollably and cried.
Frodo was bound and naked on a floor an Orc loomed over him with a sword and thrust it into his back. Again the scene changed. Sam was standing in front of mount doom. He held the ring in his hand, behind him lurked a skulking creature, it pounced on Sam and hit him in the head with a rock. It opened his hand and slipped on the ring.
Scene change. An old man lay under a horse with a Nazgul looming before him, "Feed on his Flesh..." The man's horrid screams were all Elainor could hear as the water cleared again to reflect the stars in the sky. Elainor looked up, "Arwen what dos this m..." Where's Arwen? In Arwen's place stood her mother smiling. "They will all die, ion- nen" she spoke, stepping away from Elainor when she came to hug her. "They will all die, and darkness will fall." Her mother's image started to burn, "Mommy!!" Elainor screamed, but it was too latte flames engulfed her and before she turned to ash she said, "Who will save Middle Earth from destruction, if the fellowship fails Elainor?" Elainor grabbed her face and screamed. She screamed for her mother, she screamed for Legolas, for Aragorn and Boromir, for Merry and Pippen, for Frodo and Sam, for Gandalf and Gimli, but most of all for herself. Then an invisible hand slapped her hard across the face and she cried. End Dream
Legolas shook the girl hard as Gimli continued his assault on her face. What the hell had come over her? Aragorn pulled Gimli off to the side, and looked at girls face, her eyes were shut tightly and tears flowed heavily from them as she beat at Legolas's every whim. He opened his water skin and poured it over her face until she opened her eyes. The girl looked up at Aragorn and started. She jumped on him, straddling his chest and looking for bruises. Legolas strung his bow and aimed it at her head. "Are you okay? Does it hurt any where? Aragorn is anything broken?" she gasped, when his nod showed he was fin she stood up and looked at Legolas. His arrow was now pointed between her eyes but she didn't notice, all she could see was a blood stain on his tunic; she pushed his arm to the side and quickly made to unbutton his tunic. He threw his bow down and fought of the determined girl, pulling her bound arms away from him and tossing her to the ground. She looked around her too see the complete fellowship staring at her, and burst into tears. "Aragorn! I am so sorry. I :sniffle: I can-- ::sob:: Lego--::sob:: and he ::sob:: and I couldn't ::sob:: ..." Elainor put her head to ground and brought her knees under her and put her bound hands over the back of her neck. She continued to sob as the fellowship stared at her in disbelief. Gimli sighed and threw down his pack and stared at her. "Come now, lass. I don't think it's that bad" he bent down and patted her head. Soon the hobbits were sitting at all sides of her nodding and whispering to her.
Aragorn nodded to Boromir to put the packs on the horses as they calmed their hysterical 'prisoner'. Gandalf sat down and lit his pipe again and Legolas stood back. Aragorn took a seat next to Pippen, by Elainor's left shoulder and stroked her back. Legolas continued to stare at the girl. When he finally decided that this emotion could not be faked, he knelt by her head and stroked her hair whispering into her ears. "Let it out." He gently said. He was forever at a loss for words with this girl, but felt like she needed him. The feeling appealed to him, but he had to constantly remind himself that she was evil, and that she tried to kill Aragorn thee night before.
Elainor cried for ten minutes and soon Legolas could hear her breathing even out. All the hobbits except for Pippen had abandoned her side, and Aragorn had lit his pipe next to Gandalf who kept his eye on the girl that lay crunched in thee middle of the clearing. Boromir had settled down to reading by a near by tree and Gimli was resting off to the side. Legolas sat cross legged next to the girl his bow by his left had on the ground and stared into a nearby tree line. The company was quiet and Elainor was grateful for their concern. She finally mustered the courage to sit up, and brought her hands down before. She was keenly aware that everyone was staring at her, so she studied her binds with newfound interest to avoid the stares. Finally Aragorn stood up and sat in front of her, much like Legolas. He lifted her head and smiled "Are you well now?" she nodded and returned to studying her binds. Aragorn pulled a dagger from under his belt and showed it to her. Arwen gave me this dagger a long time ago I never thought it would be used against me." Elainor looked up. This was the same dagger she used on him. Elainor took on look at his and put her head down on the ground again and stared crying. Aragorn looked remorseful and cut the girl's binds. He then pulled out the scabbard that belonged to the blade and sheathed. He turned the crying girl on her side and began tying the scabbard to her belt, much to everyone's surprise. Legolas looked at his friend. –What a forgiving man. I would hate to see her betray his trust again, betray our trust. But she is likely to do it.- the elf sighed and looked at a grumbling dwarf.
Elainor had stopped crying in surprise and looked at Aragorn questioningly. What the hell is he up to, anyway? She took the knife out of the scabbard and put it into his hand. Aragorn looked impressed. "No milady. You keep that for yourself. We all have weapons to defend ourselves if need be." He looked up to meet Sam's eyes. "If you pardon me Mr. Strider, sir, but my old gaffer used to say this, 'once a stinker always a stinker.' There just ain't no goin' back, you catch my meaning sir."
"Sam, sometimes you have to trust people, no matter how bad they seem (he shifted his gaze from Sam's eyes, to Elainor's) and maybe they will turn out okay, right Ellie?" Elainor started. –Ellie?- "Y-yes Heruamin."
"No, would you please refrain from using that word? We are all equals here, all our lives are at risk for thee same purpose, no one's life or being is valued above other of another's." He stopped to search each of his companions for protest but none there came. "Spoken like a trust king my friend." Legolas said getting up to stand by his friend's side. He turned and pulled Elainor... Ellie to her feet and smiled at her. She let out a gasp, and them a sigh of relief feeling he had forgiven her. She threw her arms around Aragorn's neck and kissed his chin, for that is all she could reach. If she stood on her tip toes, she would be able to reach his nose but she was content with his chin at the moment. She turned around and clapped her hands just in time to a flash of black in the tree line. She turned again, and saw Legolas already turned to the tree line with his bow extended. "Yrch!!" they yelled in unison.
Surely enough a few seconds later goblin arrows shot through the trees and Ellie's hand when for her sword. NO SWORD!! Her mind screamed and she began to panic. The first of the Urak broke through the line of trees and Legolas jumped atop a large rock in order to better use his arrows. Aragorn had abandoned his bow and she saw Anduril at work for the first time in her life. Gimli was happily hacking away at anything that moved his way, and the hobbits were surrounding Frodo with their swords drawn. Gandalf was using his staff to beat the urak and with his other hand he held his beloved sword. He could really move when he wanted to. Ellie continued to stare at the urak until the leader broke through the trees and screamed, "Kill them!! Kill them!! Kill them all!!! Find the Ring!!" Elainor suppressed the urge to call out to the Urak, to save her, but them she realized, these were her... her... Friends!
She immediately moved to the middle of the clearing and started to chant in black speech. The sky suddenly got dark, thunder roared in the sky. Elainor's blue eyes turned black and her hair started to blow fiercely around her face. She raised her hands over her head and pointed toward the trees and suddenly all the fighting stopped. The Urak all looked at her frightened and turned to their leader, "Kill her! Kill the bitch! Kill her now!!" None of the Urak moved, in fear of their princess, and them the leader grabbed his bow and strung it, he pulled the string taut and looked at the girl. Ellie chanted louder. Her voice boomed and echoed and cracks of her wrath began to sound on the wind. Legolas doubled over as his sensitive ears stung him, dropping his bow to cover them. Then leader let loose his arrow and it sunk deep into Ellie's side, and she winced in pain, but continued to chant louder. She started speaking in westernesse and every urak- hai she looked at would be struck down by lightening. The trees began blazing and scorched the remainder of the urak, and they soon started running in the opposite direction of the fellowship. But they leader who not be so easily discouraged, he restrung his bow, and this time fired two arrows at Ellie. They embedded themselves in her left shoulder and stomach. By this time everyone in the fellowship was in the same state as Legolas on the ground with their ears covered.
Elli sank to the ground as yet another arrow sunk deep into her right leg. She looked at Aragorn who was beginning to being to bleed from his nose and remembered the dagger. She put her hand to her hip and pulled it out and looked at the Urak- Hai. She continued to chant through out the ordeal, and aimed for the heart. Another arrow embedded itself in her right shoulder sending her aim askew. But it was too late. She watched as thee dagger missed the creature's chest, and sighed in relief as it struck him between his eyes, killing him.
The chanting stopped immediately and Ellie turned her head to look at Legolas. The sky cleared and everyone had come to, Aragorn rushing to her side. Aragorn surveyed her wounds and smiled at her. Legolas rushed to her other side and pulled her to him. She rested her head on his chest and looked at him gratefully. She murmered so low that it was almost inaudible. Only the lf picked up what she said, "I promise I will protect you all even if it means forsaking my life." She passed out.
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Far away a figure stood in the tower of Isen screaming. Thrashing about. How could she? How could she betray him like that? He picked up the palantir and smashed it to the ground. I remained in tacked. He ripped doors off their hinges and killed his servants. H grabbed oneee goblin trying to escape, and choked it. As the eyes rolled back inot the head, he breathed on to it, "For this she shall pay. No one foils Saruman the white's plans!!"
A/N: dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Aragorn calls Elainor Ellie because it sort of symbolizes her becoming good. Sort of like Elainor is evil, Ellie is good... coolbeans!! Please review I would love to know the impression this story is making!! Thanks!